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Early menopause and menacme was associated with cognitive decline in ELSA‐Brasil cohort study [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Early menopause (EM) and total time of menstruation (menacme) has recently been studied as potential risk factors for dementia. However, the evidence in the literature shows conflicting results. We aim is to evaluate EM and menacme as risk factors for cognitive decline in the Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (Estudo Longitudinal ...
Castilhos R, Feter N, Patrão A, Alvin S, Duncan B, Schmidt M.   +5 more
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Does “every move count” for cognitive decline? Findings of the ELSA‐Brasil study [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Studies investigating the association of physical activity (PA) with cognitive decline usually do not characterize the parameters of PA, especially the domains in life in which PA occurs such as at leisure and commuting. We evaluated the associations of various parameters of PA (volume, frequency, intensity, and context) with ...
Feter N, Duncan B, Raichlen D, Santos D, Feter J, Reis R, Griep R, Schmidt M.   +7 more
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Cognitive empathy across the lifespan

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 64, Issue 12, Page 1524-1531, December 2022., 2022
What this paper adds Cognitive empathy is a late‐developing ability and changes across the lifespan. Cognitive empathy increases during childhood but with potentially altered abilities during adolescence. Cognitive empathy matures during early adulthood and gradually declines in older age.
Liam Dorris, David Young, Jill Barlow, Karl Byrne, Robin Hoyle   +4 more
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Current situation of endemic mycosis in the Americas and the Caribbean: Proceedings of the first international meeting on endemic mycoses of the Americas (IMEMA)

Mycoses, Volume 65, Issue 12, Page 1179-1187, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Background The Americas are home to biologically and clinically diverse endemic fungi, including Blastomyces, Coccidioides, Emergomyces, Histoplasma, Paracoccidioides and Sporothrix. In endemic areas with high risk of infection, these fungal pathogens represent an important public health problem.
Diego H. Caceres, Laura C. Echeverri Tirado, Alexandro Bonifaz, Antoine Adenis, Beatriz L. Gomez, Claudia Lizette Banda Flores, Cristina E. Canteros, Daniel Wagner Santos, Eduardo Arathoon, Elia Ramirez Soto, Flavio Queiroz‐Telles, Ilan S. Schwartz, Jeannete Zurita, Lisandra Serra Damasceno, Nataly Garcia, Norma B. Fernandez, Omayra Chincha, Patricia Araujo, Ricardo Rabagliati, Tom Chiller, Gustavo Giusiano   +20 more
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Association of Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease, MASLD, with Cognitive Function in a Brazilian Cohort [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) has recently been studied as a potential risk factor for cognitive decline (CD). However, the evidence in the literature shows conflicting results. We aim to evaluate MASLD as a risk factor for cognitive decline in the Estudo Longitudinal da Saúde do Adulto (ELSA ...
Sampaio L, Castilhos R, Duncan B, Schmidt M, Feter N.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Factors associated with long‐term HIV pre‐exposure prophylaxis engagement and adherence among transgender women in Brazil, Mexico and Peru: results from the ImPrEP study

Journal of the International AIDS Society, Volume 25, Issue S5, October 2022., 2022
Abstract Introduction The HIV epidemic continues to disproportionately impact Latin‐American transgender women (TGW). We assessed factors associated with long‐term pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) engagement and adherence among TGW enrolled in the Implementation of PrEP (ImPrEP) study, the largest PrEP demonstration study in Latin America.
Kelika A. Konda, Thiago S. Torres, Gabriela Mariño, Alessandra Ramos, Ronaldo I. Moreira, Iuri C. Leite, Marcelo Cunha, Emilia M. Jalil, Brenda Hoagland, Juan V. Guanira, Marcos Benedetti, Cristina Pimenta, Heleen Vermandere, Sergio Bautista‐Arredondo, Hamid Vega‐Ramirez, Valdilea G. Veloso, Carlos F. Caceres, Beatriz Grinsztejn, for the ImPrEP Study Group   +18 more
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Distinct sedentary behaviors and cognitive decline: Findings of the ELSA‐Brasil study [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Sedentary behavior (SB) has been associated with adverse cognitive outcomes. Mentally active sedentary behavior and PA may mitigate the negative impact of SB on brain health. We aimed to investigate the association between context‐specific SB, PA, and cognitive decline in middle‐aged and older adults over a 4‐year follow‐up.
Feter N, Duncan B, Raichlen D, Schmidt M.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Diffusion tensor imaging metrics in diagnosis of HTLV‐1‐associated myelopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 4, Page 488-496, April 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective In the diagnosis of HTLV‐1‐associated myelopathy (HAM), while magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is essential to exclude other diseases, its power is limited regarding HAM diagnosis, as only 30% of affected patients present with spinal cord atrophy.
Sheila N. F. Liberato de Matos, Giovanna Ladeia‐Rocha, José Abraão Carneiro Neto, Cassius J. V. de Oliveira, César Araújo Neto, Lúcia Passos, Jamary Oliveira‐Filho, Edgar M. Carvalho   +7 more
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Periodicidade e faixa etária no exame de prevenção de câncer cérvico-uterino

Revista Brasileira de Cancerologia, 2023
Palestra apresentada na reunião de consenso intitulada Consenso: Periodicidade e Faixa Etária no Exame de Prevenção do Câncer Cérvico-Uterino. Evento organizado pelo Ministério da Saúde, no Rio de Janeiro, em 23 e 24 de outubro de 1988, devido à ...
Helena Restrepo Espinosa
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A associação entre o perfil clínico e psicossocial de pessoas com diabetes mellitus usuárias de uma unidade de saúde da família de Sorocaba – SP

Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade, 2007
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) é uma doença crônica responsável por altos índices de morbi-mortalidade. Diversas tentativas de intervenção vêm sendo feitas o controle dessa doença e para diminuir a sua incidência das doenças crônicas, entretanto os números ainda
Adriana Cecel Guedes
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